Deirdre Murphy
Nest Tornado, 2023
Silk Screen
22 x 15"
Edition #12

About the artwork

Nest tornado is informed by brain neurons. Specifically, the Purkinje cells which are the sole output neurons of the cerebellar cortex and play pivotal roles in coordination, control, and learning of movements and can also influence learning, memory, and mood.

Bio

Deirdre Murphy is a contemporary visual artist who decodes the interconnectivity that exists in art and science via the lens of biomorphic patterns, data visualization and climate change. Through the mediums of painting, printmaking and collaborative sculpture, she has explored the effects of climate change on avian migration, nesting structures and ecosystems. Her research has led to collaborations with scientists ranging from ornithologist, biologist, neuroscientist, molecular scientists and virologist from the University of Pennsylvania, Drexel University, Penn State, Lehigh University and Integral Molecular Laboratory. Artist residencies include Penn State University's Shaver's Creek Environmental Center, Winterthur Museum, Hawk Mountain Bird Sanctuary, Powdermill Nature Reserve and Drexel University's Academy of Natural Science. Murphy has been the recipient of the Pennsylvania Council for the Arts, Percent for the Arts, Humanities Lab, Lehigh University and Leeway Grant. She has exhibited extensively in museums and galleries most notably Winterthur Museum, Zillman Art Museum, Palm Springs Museum, Biggs Museum of American Art, New Bedford Museum and Tacoma Art Museum and the Philadelphia International Airport.

Deirdre Murphy earned her MFA degree from the University of Pennsylvania and her BFA degree from the Kansas City Art Institute. Murphy is an Assistant Teaching Professor at Lehigh University where she teaches painting, printmaking and drawing. Her work is represented by Chimaera Gallery in Philadelphia and can be found at www.deirdremurphyart.com